Mohave County miner., 1887-01-16
EnGLlsH Politics.

Tho Recent Brisish t'snaspaiGs Ono ~ vifu-
p~rsstos ard Eiarksnssdisas
The late exciting election ia England
produced an extraordinary display Of
what may be called public manners.
The manifestocs and letters aud speeches
snd newspaper articles we're far mere
acrimonious and ribaId ihsn any which
This generation has set,n. ard the dspth
Of b tier feeling can b, perceived ia this
remark Of The London Saturday .Aensw
upon tho manifesto of Lord Ral,d0lph
Churchill. The manifesto was pro-
longed TRADE Of what In Amcrics ws
sall blarkgusrdisiD, and the SafAsday
Recicp. which wss ia sympathy with
Ny Lord. smoothly rsacrrcd 10 is 10 IL.
lastrasing Lord Randolrh churchilI's
not uunsnai fault Of ssying perseetiy
true things In manner son,swhat
destitute OF urbanity. ! Mr. G.spistone
was publicly accused By his opponents
III deliberate niisst.i enHnts. That Ia. of
lying; and Mr.. Ela.isisns l, m<ch. ID his
EiinDurgh speech, charged lori Sails.
bury with lowering tho st andard oi Par.
liamentary manncs's. Lord Randolph
Churchills s spc schea wrrc wh h'rlw.nds OF
scurrility, and there was never d more
personal or yitupei.a.ive canvas than
that which overthrow Mr.. Gladstone.
II Is gcncrsily thoagkt that An,csicsn
public manners Of this kind are worse
Than those Of any other country Dat
in fact they arc undoubtedly cIe heat.
Whenever the members Of the Pres
dents Cabinet of th1 more important
leaders OF party speak during can.
yass. the speeches ere full OF ser:ous
criticism and humo-ou chat, hat ihors
is seldom in such speeches such b. 'ack.
guardism asappearcl in the corr,ssponsl-
Ing English speeches dnriny the late
campaign. 1t ID, in,ie,d, distinctive /
part Of an American canvass that the
Blue newspapers ahonlI from time 20
time rs the canva advances publish
astounding disclosures from ..thc
record al :ssae i,aS candidate, and thc
iiulf organs do not iAil to rctort in duo
sea on. 1t Is very seldom. however. !
that q person Is n,,minas~d for a.:vt,I
Office In this country whose character
can be drawn justly into question. nrj
when such Is the fact the candidate ID
generally defeated. But il Judgment
were TO be pronounced according 10 tic
rtciprocal accusations OF tho Bluc and
The Bnff every candidate deserves The
zen 'tcntiary, X mot the gallows anil
By the side OF such offenders Benedict
Arnold and Judas Iscar,ot arc halo.d
u. nts
But this 10 Pickw,ckian politics. II IA
Ihe stage thunder OF the party press. ard
Is bolts are harmless. II il very d;f.I
Icrent from the intense personal feeling
II The tone Of the late English speerhes.
AL the newspapers in the land no rlit roar
bargain and corruption at Henry Clay.
md he would not answer. B,t whfn
John Randolph hisscd out his s,ecr o!
.hc pact Of the Puritan and the Black.
cg. Mr.. Clay challenged him. In tlc
mouth OF party leader the sneer, rn.
leeded in thousand newspapers, be-
anne sting. We are not saying th.t
n the papers It Ia pointless, bit only
hat 1t has come 70 be regarded ns IRE. |
'pons.ble insult-onc of the expected
properties Of press comhats IN an else.
.on. II It be true. IL will be perceived
y the public, who WI act accordingly
'nt he presumption Is against d III
Tho mistake Of yitunrators liEc Lore. |
Churchill Is that shey forsrt
'ow much sharper Is the clear esl.e OF |
ruth than truth dullctl By rhetorical cx
u Is not worth Wall, 10 |
I'D gold nor to paint the lily. True
nyectivc requires great imagination. |